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Senior Game Designer

Uken builds games that people everywhere love. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour are the top 2 trivia games, engaging millions of global players every month. In 2020, Uken released Ava’s Manor, a solitaire game where users renovate and decorate the manor while discovering mysterious clues and dabbling in a romantic love story. Uken’s foray into narrative games is an exciting opportunity for the company.

We consider our Ukenites to be data-driven designers, technologists, and artists. Through collaboration, we pair the craft of design with feedback and data to deliver a pace and rhythm in each game session that immerses our audience and engages them for years. We have a quirky, nerdy culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, quality ideas, innovation, and a data-driven mindset. We believe in moving quickly and improving constantly and that mantra is reflected in the weekly updates we make to our games and internal technologies. We have an appetite for pushing technical boundaries but with a focus on practical use.

Uken is looking for a Senior Game Designer to become a driving force on one of our game teams. This role will work closely with Developers and Artists to create amazing, fun, social mobile game experiences.

As a Ukenite, you'll be working on meaningful things like :

• Balancing features and owning the game economy
• Conceptualizing game ideas and mechanics in detail
• Prototyping and testing new mechanics and systems
• Working closely with developers and artists to implement ideas
• Analyzing user behaviour and metrics to perfect the game experience
• Managing & updating game content and copy

Your background should include :

• At least 3 years experience as a Game Designer
• Proven game design talents and excellent knowledge of free to play game mechanics
• The ability to think through and document designs resulting in cohesive GDDs and feature specs
• The ability to comfortably build and manage game models in spreadsheets
• The ability to communicate product design and paint a picture with data
• An appetite to learn, grow, and take on increasingly more responsibility

It'd be a big plus if you have:

• Shipped at least one large scale or a few smaller scale free to play social/mobile game(s)
• Have a solid understanding of the game development life cycle
• Have a background in programming
• A strong foundation in math, economics, or finance

What's in it for you?

• You’ll be equipped with a high-end PC or laptop
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Fully catered lunch, breakfast, and a snack filled kitchen (in-office)
• Uken social nights including mixers, game night, and more - we take entertainment seriously!
• Office-based or home-based work options
• Convenient location in the heart of downtown Toronto Front & John St.

At Uken, we believe there is power in diversity and strive for a diverse, inclusive, and accessible environment. Our ongoing innovative journey relies on each Ukenite to be different. All qualified applicants will be assessed equally regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual attraction, gender identity, or expression, and would not face discrimination based on disability.

Uken is committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at jobs@uken.com